Liquid-measuring apparatus.



P. G. FORRESTBR. LIQUID MEASURING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.7.1907.

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W 1527/672207. W J P6587 6 1 565597" PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.

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PETER, C. FORRESTER, OF TACOMA. WASHINGTON.

LIQUID-MEASURING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed January 7. 1907- Serial No. 351080.

To all whom it may concern:

Be'it known that 1, PETER C. FoRREs'rER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of WVashin 'ton, have invented a certain new and useIul Improvement in Liquid-Measuring-Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for measuring'liquids and has for its object to provide new and improved devices and constructions in apparatus of this character.

The invention is illustratedin the accompanying drawing which shows a longitudinal sectlonthrough one form of apparatus embodfiing my invention.

T e apparatus may be used in a variety of connections in which it is desired to discharge a liquid periodically and in measured quantities. p

In the drawing is represented a vessel which has the partition A. dividing it into two compartments, B and C.- B serves as a supply tank and is designed to be kept constantly filled with water up to a certain level. The compartment C serves as a discharge receptacle and from this compartment leads a discharge ipe 0 It is obvious that the receptacles Q might be made separate and of any desired shape. The water tank B is preferabl filled by the water pipe D provided Wit a cock D having an operating levet I). The cock is controlled by a float E which is connected to the lever D by a rod E. The measuring device may be conveniently pivoted to the partition between the receptacles B, C. It consists of a dipper dis: charging through its pivoted handle.

F represents the body of the dipper F, the hollow handle "pivoted at F 2 to the partition A and'having the discharge nozzle F which A rope G extending over pulleys G G is connected at one end to the dipper and at the other to some reciprocating part of the apparatus with which the measuring device is In such case the pipeC? will lead to the mixer.

I Wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact devices and arrangements here shown and described as oboccurs with the downward movement of the charger, the dipper F which normally is submerged in the water tank, is tilted up and the water contained therein discharged into receptacle C whence it flows through part 0 to the place where it is to be used. When the rope is released the dipper sinks back into the tank of its own weight and is filled again with water. The water is maintained at the proper level by the float which of course, is so adjusted as to shut off the supply through pipe D when the proper level is reached.

I claim:

1. In a measuring apparatus for liquids, the combination of a sup ly tank with means for keeping a fixed supp y of water therein a discharge receptacle to receive the liquid as measured and a pivoted measuring device bridging the space between the supply tank and the discharge receptacle and adapted to tilt in one direction so as to receive a measured amount of li uid from the supply tank and in the other irection to discharge the same into the discharge receptacle.

2. In a m easuring apparatus for liquids, the combination of a sup ly tank with means for keeping a fixed supp y ofwater therein a discharge receptacle to receive the liquid as measured and a pivoted measuring device bridging the space between the supply tank and the discharge receptacle and adapted to tilt in one direction so as to be submerged in the liquid of the suppl tank and in the other direction so as to dischar e a measured quantity of liquid into the ischarge receptacle.

3. In a measuring apparatus for liquids, the combination of a vessel having a partition dividing the same --into a supply tank and a discharge receptacle, means'i for keep ing a fixed sup ly of liquid in the supply tank, a tilting ipper pivoted on said part1- tion with its filling end adapted to extend into the supply tank and having a discharge passage way therethrough adapted to discharge into the discharge receptacle, 'and means for tilting said dipper.

4. In a measuring apparatus for liquids, the combination of a supply tank with means forkeeping a fixed supply of water therein, a discharge rece tacle to receive the liquid as measured, an a pivoted measuring device bridging the space between the supply tank and the discharge receptacle and comprising a di er having a discharge Way through'the han e thereof adapted to tilt in one direcsunsction so as to receive a measured amount of a dip er having a discharge way through the liquid from the supply tank and in the other hand e direction to discharge the same into the discharge receptacle.

5. In a measuring apparatus for liquids,

the combination of a supply tank with means into the discharge receptac for keeping a fixed supply of water therein, a dlscharge rece tac'le to'reoelve the liquid as measured,- an a pivoted measuring device,

bridging the space between the supply tank and the discharge receptacle and comprising thereof adapted to tilt in one direction so as to be submerged in the liquid of the supply tank and in the other direction so as 15 to ischarge a measured qluantity'of liquid 6 PETER C. F ORRESTER.

Witnesses: a

F. .P. HASKELL, Jr., V. A. SWANSON. 

